I don’t know whether this album by Lehi-native Gene Swift is a ballsy effort to recapture a long-forgotten sound, or a compilation of nostalgic Americana clichés. … read more
Local Review: Filth Lords – Keep On Snarlin’
Filth Lords Keep On Snarlin’ Self-Released Street Date: 12.20.12 Filth Lords = Kid Dynamite + Police-era Fucked Up + Guilt Lust Keep On Snarlin’ is kinda ruddy. It buries the frothy bawl of singer/axeman Alex Ortega ‘neath a thick lacquer of Nick Harris’ throbbing basslines, Swiz drums from Rio Connelly and frenetic gee-tar noodling, and
Local Review: Get Stakerized! – Self-Titled EP
Get Stakerized! Self-Titled EP Midnight Records Street: 04.28 Get Stakerized! = Dinosaur-era Dinosaur Jr. x Locust Abortion Technician-era Butthole Surfers After finishing the first listen of Get Stakerized!, I became paranoid. I was unsure whether Get Stakerized! was serious, or if the album is just an experiment to see what sort of hifalutin stretch they
Local Review: Gothen – Self-Titled
What can you say about a local album that measures closely to established contemporary acts like Grizzly Bear? It’s clear who Gothen’s influences are, but it’s also clear they understand how to develop fine music rather than mimic it. … read more
Local Review: FORMAL – Self-Titled
FORMAL seems to have ’90s indie punk running through their veins, but that doesn’t stop them from being unpredictable. … read more
Local Review: Float The Boat – Basement Tsunami
A disclaimer: I must admit to being partial to the zeitgeist of the ’80s and ’90s utopic visions of the future, with visions of cyborgs, space colonies and virtual realities. With that being said, this album, heavy on the synths and afrobeats, came across as a sci-fi-funkadelic album to rock your way to space. … read more
Local Review: Fleetwood – Saying Goodbye
Fleetwood puts his soul into the lyrics on this album, which is a defining quality for an artist. He vocalizes what he knows, speaking on topics such as family, love, his hometown and his career. … read more
Local Review: gLife – All I Know
All I Know is an orchestrated mix of classical sounds with hometown flows from gLife. This album has a blend of uplifting, hard-hitting, independent songs and somber melodies about love and life. … read more
Local Review: For All The Girls – 70 Love Songs
Seriously, Drew Danburry, do you ever stop? “For All The Girls” is a solid compilation of woman-lovin’ by Danburry featuring almost every single Provo musician in existence. … read more
Local Review: Foster Body – Landscapes
Foster Body are a punk combo comprised of four of SLC’s hardest-working millennials, happening an alternative scene around their friendships. Landscapes, their debut EP, captures the group at a brilliant moment of process—merging strong musical sentiments and live performance practice into a compelling vision for contemporary post-punk. … read more
Local Review: Forest Feathers – Hush
With Hush, local artist Cam Sackett takes us through the cosmos on a journey through space and time, crafting a luscious album sprinkled with stardust and glitter. “Stargazer I” and “Stargazer II” start the EP on an epic note that leads humbly into “Mumbled love.”
